by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, SC Criminal Defense
No matter what you may or may not have done, you are innocent of a crime until proven guilty and the government has the burden to prove you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. There are consequences of criminal convictions that go beyond just prison time and fines, and...
by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Often, when calling us a for the first time, clients summarize what they have been charged with and what special circumstances they think they have, and they sometimes end the conversation by saying “I want this dismissed”. Well of course they want it dismissed, who...
by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Anyone who has ever watched a police procedural on television has either heard the question “do you have an alibi?”, or has heard the statement “I have an alibi.” Other than that circumstance, it is not a word used in common everyday language. What does it mean? You...
by Gilles Law | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog Posts, SC Criminal Defense
South Carolina sex offender registry – We have all heard of the sex offender registry. Every state has one, and different states have different requirements. In a previous blog, we wrote about the sex offender registry in North Carolina. In this blog, we will...
by Gilles Law | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
“Necessity” is sometimes used as a defense to certain crimes in North Carolina. Sometimes things are not what they seem to be. That is true in life and it is also true in criminal law. Although someone may have done something “wrong”, it doesn’t mean that they didn’t...
by Gilles Law | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog Posts, DWI, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
What should I do if I think I am going to be arrested? Unfortunately, most of the time when people think that they might be arrested or that they are the suspect in a crime, they do not take the time to consult with a criminal defense lawyer. He or she typically falls...
